Interface WorkerExecutor

Allows work to be submitted for asynchronous execution. This api allows for safe, concurrent execution of work items and enables:

Parallel execution of work items within a single task

Execution in isolated contexts such as an isolated classloader or even a separate process

Safe execution of multiple tasks in parallel

Work should be submitted with a Runnable class representing the implementation of the unit of work
and an action to configure the unit of work (via WorkerConfiguration).

workerExecutor.submit(RunnableWorkImpl.class) { WorkerConfiguration conf ->
// Set the isolation mode for the worker
conf.isolationMode = IsolationMode.NONE
// Set up the constructor parameters for the unit of work
conf.params = [ "foo", file('bar') ]
}

Method Detail

submit

Submits a piece of work to be executed asynchronously.
Execution of the work may begin immediately.
Work configured with IsolationMode.PROCESS will execute in an idle daemon that meets the requirements set
in the WorkerConfiguration. If no idle daemons are available, a new daemon will be started. Any errors
will be thrown from await() or from the surrounding task action if await() is not used.

await

Blocks until all work associated with the current build operation is complete. Note that when using this method inside
a task action, it will block completion of the task action until all submitted work is complete. This means that other
tasks from the same project cannot be run in parallel while the task action is still executing.